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Tuesday, October 21, 2003

FELICIDADES

And a big happy 20-something to the future sister-in-law, Stacy! We don't know how old you are, but next year you'll be a year older, and last year you were a year younger, and and...those monkey stickers are SO CUTE!

Monday, October 20, 2003

Mo lost her second tooth this weekend. She was playing rough with Brownie, our big, lovable, excitable shepherd-collie mix, got knocked in the face by an errant doggie part, and out it came.

Josh got to play tooth fairy this time. He executed the pirouettes spectacularly.

Mike, one of our gaming buddies, has a nearly 3-year-old son who was present Saturday night. Upon mention of the tooth fairy coming to visit Mo, he was adamant that he be able to stay and see her. I told him that she looked like a ballerina and could fly, but only showed up when all the kids were sleeping, just like Santa. I felt like such a...parent. Again. I wanted to say, "Dude, you're looking at the tooth fairies right now - and when your teeth start coming loose, the big guy holding you 2 inches from the ceiling, the most un-ballerina un-fairy guy I know besides my own dad, is going to be YOUR tooth fairy." But I didn't. Hooray for maintaining illusions.

By the way, Mo's claim that I used her last tooth fairy money for laundry are greatly exaggerated. I traded her a paper dollar for her four quarters. That's all.